Boats - Sailing - Ships

1962 - a Dracone carrying 26, 000 Gallons of fuel makes experimental trip on Inland water.: Towed by a single British waterways tug, a floating Dracone, 150 feet long, sausage like container made of nylon and carrying 26, 000 gallons of diesel oil, made an experimental trip from Avonmouth docks to Gloucester, passing through the look at Sharpness. yhe object of the trial is to demonstrate, among other things, that Dracones can be operated in confined waterways, Dracones 9the name comes from the ancient Greek word serpent') have been used on open water and rivers aboard. Photo shows a tug towes the dracone into the Sharpness look during the trial yesterday

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